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SPECIAL  REPORT 


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Schoolhouse 
Accommodations 


SUBMITTED  TO  THE 


Board  of  Education  of  the  District 
of  Columbia 


BY  THE 


SUPERINTENDENT  OF  SCHOOLS 


"Jl  seat  in  a  suitable  schoolhouse  for  every  public  school  pupil  in  the 
district  of  Columbia." 

What  this  means  in  a  building  program 


SPECIAL  REPORT 


ON 


Schoolhouse 
Accommodations 


SUBMITTED  TO  THE 


Board  of  Education  of  the  District 
of  Columbia 


BY  THE 


SUPERINTENDENT  OF  SCHOOLS 


seat  in  a  suitable  schoolhouse  for  every  public  school  pupil  in  the 

of  Columbia.  " 


What  this  means  in  a  building  program 


TABLE   OF    CONTENTS 


Letter  of  Transmittal 5 

PART  I— ELEMENTARY    SCHOOLS 

Building    Program 7 

Summary  of  Immediate  Classroom  Needs 10 

Portable    Schoolhouses 11 

Rented  Buildings 12 

Oversize  Classes 12 

Part-Time   Classes 13 

Elementary  School  Buildings  Under  Construction 14 

Increased   Enrollment 15 

Supplementary  Estimates  on  Buildings  and  Grounds 16 

Purchase    of    Additional    Land 21 

Detailed   Study   of  the   Immediate   Building   Needs   of  the   Ele- 
mentary Schools  by  Divisions: 

First  Division '. 22 

Third  Division 27 

Franklin-Thomson 32 

Fifth    Division 33 

Sixth    Division 37 

Seventh  Division 41 

Eighth  Division 45 

Ninth  Division .' 49 

Tenth  Division 53 

Eleventh  Division 57 

Twelfth  Division 61 

Thirteenth  Division 64 

PART  II— HIGH  SCHOOLS 

Statement  of  Congested  Conditions: 

Business   High    School 69 

Central   High   School 69 

Eastern  High   School 69 

McKinley    Manual    Training    School 70 

Western    High    School., 70 

Armstrong  Manual   Training  School 70 

Dunbar   High   School 70 

Junior  High  School   (white)   in  the  old  Central  Bldg 70 

Junior  High  School  (colored)  in  the  old  M  St.  Bldff 71 


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To  the  Board  of  Education 
of  the  District  of  Columbia. 

LADIES  AND  GENTLEMEN: 

I  have  the  honor  to  transmit  herewith  a  special 
report  showing  the  urgent  needs  for  additional  class- 
rooms to  accommodate  elementary  and  high  school 
pupils  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  together  with  a 
proposed  building  program  to  satisfy  immediate 
needs  in  the  elementary  schools. 

Urgent  needs  also  exist  for  additional  or  en- 
larged playgrounds  in  connection  with  the  Public 
Schools.  There  are  also  justifiable  needs  for  school 
assembly  halls  in  certain  sections  of  the  city.  Fur- 
thermore, some  old  buildings  now  in  use  should  be 
abandoned  or  extensively  repaired  as  soon  as  possi- 
ble. Although  these  needs  are  purposely  not  here 
considered,  they  are  needs  which  must  have  early 
consideration. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

FRANK  W.  BALLOU, 

Superintendent  of  Schools. 

Approved  in  conference  of  the 

Board  of  Education 
December  1,  1920. 


PART   I— ELEMENTAKF  SCHOOLS 


BUILDING  PROGRAM  FOR  ELEMENTARY  SCHOOLS 

In  the  judgment  of  the  Board  of  Education  and  of  the 
Superintendent  of  Schools,  the  following  additional  school- 
house  accommodations  are  an  urgent  and  immediate  neces- 
sity to  provide  "a  seat  in  a  suitable  schoolhouse  for  every 
elementary  school  pupil"  in  the  Public  Schools.  The  facts 
on  which  this  judgment  is  based  are  to  be  found  in  the  pages 
following,  in  which  the  present  conditions  regarding  port- 
ables, rented  quarters,  undesirable  rooms,  oversize  classes 
and  part-time  classes  are  indicated : 

FIRST  DIVISION 

Immediate   Need — 18  Rooms 


WHERE  NEEDED 

No.  ROOMS 

ESTIMATED  COST 

John  Eaton  

8 
8 

Site  

$12,000* 

Tenley  

Bldg  .  . 

240,000 

Site  

25,000 

Total  

Bldg 

200,000 

16 

$477,000 

THIRD  DIVISION1 
Immediate  Need — 49  Rooms 


WHERE  NEEDED 

No.  ROOMS 

ESTIMATED  COST 

H    D    Cook 

4 
12 

8 
4 

8 
36 

Bldg.... 

$100,000* 

Taylor  St.,  bet.  Ga.  Ave.  and 
14th      St.,      Junior      High 
School— 
12  Elementary  Rooms 
12  High  School  Rooms 

Ingleside  Primary  School  
Monroe  

Site  

90,000 

Bldg 

500  000 

Site 

60  000 

Bldg.... 

200,000 

Bide- 

110  000 

10th  and  15th  Sts.  N.  W.  on 
or  near  Spring  Road,  Pri- 
mary School  

Site  

50,000 

Bide- 

200  000 

Total  

$1,310,000 

'Although  no  request  for  appropriation  has  been  included,  there 
is  urgent  need  for  a  site  and  an  8-room  building  in  the  vicinity  of 
the  Connecticut  Avenue  Bridge. 

*This  item  was  included  by  the  Commissioners  in  the  estimates 
which  they  transmitted  to  the  Appropriations  Committee. 


DVISION 
N?e4-f-21    Rooms 


WHERE  NEEDED 

No.  ROOMS 

ESTIMATED  COST 

Eckington                   

24 

Site                      $90,000 

Junior  High  School  — 

Bldg                   500,000 

12  Elementary  Rooms 
12  High  School  Rooms 

Total  

24 

$590,000 

SIXTH  DIVISION 
Immediate   Need — 12   Rooms 


WHERE  NEEDED 

No.  ROOMS 

ESTIMATED  COST 

\Vheatley         •                       •  ••• 

12 

8 

Site  

$300,000* 

Ludlow 

Site  

20,000 

Total.... 

Bldg.... 

200,000 

20 

$570,000 

SEVENTH  DIVISION 
Immediate  Need — 9  Rooms 


WHERE  NEEDED  No.  ROOMS 

Vicinity  of  Lincoln  Park 16 

Total....  16 

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ESTIMATED  COST 

Site $45,000* 

Bldg 432,000 

$477,000 


EIGHTH  DIVISION 
Immediate  Need — 7  Rooms 


WHERE  NEEDED 

No.  ROOMS 

ESTIMATED  COST 

S    J    Bowen       

8 

Bldg  $200,000 

Total         

8 

$200,000 

*This  item  was  included  by  the  Commissioners  in  the  estimates 
which  they  transmitted  to  the  Appropriations  Committee. 


NINTH   DIVISION 
Immediate   Need — 12   Rooms 


WHERE  NEEDED 

No.  ROOMS 

ESTIMATED  COST 

Buchanan  

16 

Site..., 

$45,000 

Total        

Bldg  

400,000 

16 

$445,000 

TENTH  DIVISION 
Immediate   Need — 10  Rooms 


WHERE  NEEDED 

No.  ROOMS 

ESTIMATED  COST 

Vicinity  of  Stevens  School.... 
Military  Road 

8 
4 

Site  

$25,000 

Bide; 

.  200,000 

Bldg 

110000 

Total 

12 

$335,000 

ELEVENTH  DIVISION 
Immediate   Need — 28  Rooms 


WHERE  NEEDED 

No.  ROOMS 

ESTIMATED  COST 

Mott  

8 
4 

4 

Site 

$40,000* 

Deanwood 

Bldg 

218  000 

Site 

3  000* 

Smothers    (Replacement)  
Total 

Bldg 

100  000* 

Site.... 

10,000 

Bldg.... 

140  000 

16 

$511,000 

THIRTEENTH  DIVISION 
Immediate   Need — 17   Rooms 


WHERE  NEEDED 

No.  ROOMS 

ESTIMATED  COST 

Loveiov.... 

8 
4 

A 

Site 

$7  500 

Cardozo 

Bldg 

200  000 

Bldg 

100  000 

Bell  

Site  

$5,000 

Bldg.... 

100,000 

Total                             .  . 

16 

$412,500 

*This  item  was  included  by  the  Commissioners  in  the  estimates 
which  they  transmitted  to  the  Appropriations  Committee. 

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SUMMARY  OF   COST 


First  Division 

Third  Division 

Fifth    Division 

Sixth   Division 

Seventh  Division 

Eighth  Division 

Ninth  Division 

Tenth  Division 

Eleventh  Division.... 
Thirteenth  Division. 


$477,000 
1,310,000 
590,000 
570,000 
477,000 
200,000 
445,000 
335,000 
511,000 
412,500 


$5,327,500 


SUMMARY  OF  IMMEDIATE   CLASSROOM   NEEDS 
FOR  ELEMENTARY  SCHOOLS 

The  following  is  a  summary  of  the  immediate  classroom  needs  to 
provide  adequately  for  pupils  now  enrolled  in  the  Elementary  Schools 
of  the  Thirteen  Divisions  of  the  District: 


To  eliminate  port- 
ables, rented 
quarters  or  un- 
desirable rooms. 

To  reduce  oversize 
classes. 

To  eliminate  part 
time  classes. 

Total  Number  of 
rooms  needed. 

First  Division  

12 

3 

3 

18 

Third  Division  

33 

9 

7 

49 

Fifth  Division  

11 

9 

1 

21 

Sixth  Division 

9 

2 

1 

12 

Seventh  Division.                 . 

3 

5 

1 

9 

E'ghth  Division  

2 

4 

1 

7 

Ninth  Division  

5 

7 

o 

12 

Tenth  Division  

5 

4 

1 

10 

Eleventh  Division  

18 

8 

2 

28 

Twelfth  Division 

o 

0 

0 

0 

Thirteenth  Division.....  

10 

6 

1 

17 

Grand  Totals 

108 

57 

18 

183 

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PORTABLE  SCHOOLHOUSES 

The  following  is  a  list  of  the  portable  school  buildings  in  use 
in  the  public  schools  of  the  District  of  Columbia  at  the  present  time, 
classified  to  show  (a)  with  what  schools  they  are  associated,  and  (b) 
how  they  are  distributed  in  the  respective  school  divisions  >of  the 
District: 


Portable  school  buildings. 


Building    sites    upon 
which   located 

Number 
of  port- 
ables 

Building    sites    upon 
which  located 

Number 
of  port- 
ables 

5 

Loveiov 

1 

Blair 

2 

1 

Brown  Elizabeth  V 

1 

Maury  

2 

Brookland 

1 

Mott  

2 

Bryan 

1 

Monroe  School.... 

1 

Buchanan 

3 

Monroe  &  18th  Sts.  N.  E 

6 

Burville                          .... 

4 

Park  View                 

3 

Bruce                          

2 

Petworth       

5 

Cooke,  Henry  D  

2 

Powell    

2 

Cook,  John  F  

1 

Smallwood              

1 

Deanwood  

5 

Syphax       

2 

Eaton  

4 

Takoma..  . 

3 

Force  

1 

Tenley  

1 

Gage.... 

3 

West  

4 

Garrison                

1 

Wheatley 

4 

Garnet                 

1 

1 

1 

Total  

78 

Portable  school  buildings  distributed  in  the  respective  school  divisions. 


Total 
F 

numbe 
ortables 

r  of 

Total 
I 

numbe 
•ortables 

r  of 

Division 

White 

Colored 

Total 

Division 

White 

Colored 

Total 

5 

5 

9 

5 

5 

1  

7 

7 

10 

4 

4 

3  

20 

20 

11 

13 

13 

5 

10 

10 

12 

3 

3 

6  

7 

7 

13 

1 

1 

7 

2 

2 

g 

1 

1 

Total 

52 

26 

78 

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RENTED   BUILDINGS 

The  following  is  a  list  of  the  buildings  rented  for  public 
school  purposes  at  the  present  time.  The  total  rental  for 
the  use  of  these  buildings  is  $16,500: 

Berean  Baptist  Church,  llth  and  V  Sts.  N.  W. 

737,  739,  741  Eleventh  St.  N.  E. 

25  Fifth  Street  S.  E. 

2014  Franklin  Street  N.  E. 

1340  G  Street  N.  E. 

212  H  Street  N.  W. 

466%  Huntoon  Place  S.  W. 

1201  K  Street  N.  E. 

1606  M  Street  N.  W. 

646  Massachusetts  Ave.  N.  E. 

Northeast  Industrial  School,  8th  and  I  Sts'  N.  E. 

129  Schott  Alley  N.  E. 

837  Shepherd  Street  N.  W. 

810  Sixth  Street  S.  W. 

Takoma  Parish  Hall,  Takoma,  D.  C. 

Thirty-ninth  and  Windom  Sts.  N.  W. 

730  Twenty-fourth  St.  N.  W. 

Wallace  Memorial  United  Presbyterian   Church, 
Randolph  St.  and  New  Hampshire  Ave.  N.  W. 

1600  Eckington  Place  N.  E.,  Storehouse  for  the 
Public  Schools.  Lots  53  to  61,  inclusive,  ad- 
jacent to  the  Buchanan  School. 

OVERSIZE    CLASSES 

One  feature  of  the  congestion  with  which  the  public 
is  probably  not  fully  informed  is  the  number  of  very  large 
classes  which  have  been  formed  to  take  care  of  the  increased 
number  of  pupils  for  whom  there  are  no  classrooms.  The 
rules  of  the  Board  of  Education  provide  for  a  maximum 
of  40  pupils  in  a  class  in  the  elementary  schools. 

In  the  judgment  of  the  Superintendent  of  Schools,  suit- 
able education  cannot  be  adequately  provided  in  a  class  of 
over  40  pupils.  Furthermore,  no  teacher,  however  compe- 

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tent,  should  be  asked  to  shoulder  an  educational  responsi- 
bility greater  than  that  required  by  a  class  of  40  pupils. 

In  order  to  take  care  01  pupils  who  have  applied  for 
admission  to  our  elementary  schools  it  has,  nevertheless, 
been  necessary  to  put  more  than  40  pupils  into  a  class. 
On  a  basis  of  accurate  computation  it  would  take  57  addi- 
tional classrooms  to  accommodate  the  pupils  who  are  now 
in  excess  of  the  standard  of  40  pupils  in  a  class  in  our 
elementary  schools. 


PART-TIME  CLASSES 

The  congestion  in  some  of  our  schools  is  so  great  that 
it  has  been  necessary  to  shorten  the  day  for  certain  classes 
in  order  that  one  classroom  may  accommodate  two  classes ; 
one  of  these  classes  comes  in  the  morning  and  goes  home 
at  12  or  12:30,  and  another  class  comes  at  1:00  and  goes 
home  at  4:00  or  4:30.  At  best,  each  class  is  receiving 
approximately  3A/2  hours  instead  of  five  hours  of  educa- 
tion to  which  all  3rd  and  4th  Grade  pupils  are  entitled. 
Such  children  are  spending  only  about  70  per  cent,  of  the 
time  in  school  which  they  should  spend  there.  There  are 
28  classes  on  part  time,  and  assuming  an  average  of  40 
pupils  per  class  these  classes  represent  approximately  1,100 
children.  To  accommodate  these  classes  for  a  five-hour  day 
would  require  at  least  18  additional  classrooms. 


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Part-Time  Classes 


Divisions 

No.  of  Classes 

No.  Rooms  Needed 

1st 

6 

3 

3rd 

9 

7 

5th 

1 

1 

6th 

2 

1 

7th 

1 

1 

8th 

1 

1 

9th 

0 

0 

10th 

2 

1 

llth 

3 

2 

13th 

2 

1 

Total 

28 

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ELEMENTARY    SCHOOL    BUILDINGS 
UNDER  CONSTRUCTION 

The  following  Elementary  School  Buildings  were  au- 
thorized for  construction  in  the  Appropriations  Act  for  the 
fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1921 : 


School 

Division 

No.   of  Rooms 

Petworth  

Third 

8 

Takoma  

Third 

8 

West                

Third         \ 

8 

Woodridge-Langdon..., 
Burrville  

Fifth 
Eleventh 

8 

8 

Deanwood        . 

Eleventh 

4 

Total  

44 

Deducting  44  classrooms  now  under  construction  from 
the  183  classrooms  which  represent  the  immediate  class- 
room needs,  leaves  139  classrooms  required  at  once.  It 
should  be  borne  in  mind  that  this  does  not  take  count  of 
the  probable  increased  enrollment  next  year.  At  least  30 
or  40  rooms  should  be  provided  for  that  purpose.  Indeed 
it  is  the  opinion  of  the  Superintendent  that  a  comprehensive 
building  program,  which  should  be  undertaken  at  once, 
should  provide  the  city  within  the  next  year  or  two  with 
200  additional  classrooms. 

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INCREASED  ENROLLMENT 

Detailed   Enrollment   of   Pupils   by   School   Divisions 
Over  a  Period  of  Five  Years 


First  Semester  of  School  Year  Ending  in  — 

• 

1915 

1916          1917 

i 
1918          1919          1920 

Elementary 
Schools 

• 

1st  Division  3,054 

3,138 

5,140 

5,294 

5,074 

5,574 

2nd  Division  f     4,124 

4,153 

3rd  Division  

4,946 

5,345 

6,750 

7,599 

7,228 

7,852 

4th  Division  3,115 

2,987         1,901 

815 

744 

750 

5th  Division  4,076 

5,345        5,223 

6,425 

6,233 

6,681 

6th  Division  
7th  Division  

3,550 
3,767 

3,710        3,671 
3,823        3,885 

3,778 
4,020 

3,581 
3,841 

3,760 
3,954 

8th  Division  

2,693 

2,669 

3,590 

3,591 

-  3,649 

3,823 

9th  Division  
10th  Division  

3,636 
3,924 

3,780 
4,031 

3,772        3,751 
4,001         4,495 

3,699 
4,364 

3,971 
4,755 

llth  Division  

4,123 

4,192 

4,392        4,821 

4,414 

5,092 

12th  Division  

3,605 

3,611   1     3,564         1,173 

1,096 

1,299 

13th  Division  
Total 

3,724 
48,337 

3,838        3,746 

4,962 
50,724 

4,505 
48,428 

5,203 

50,622      49,635 

52,714 

Elementary 
School  Pupils  in 
•Jr.  High  Schools 

1-9  Divisions  

236 

118 

227 
143 

, 

«21 
153 

231 

178 

317 
208 
525 

478 
229 
707 

10-13  Divisions.... 
Total 

354 

370           374 

409 

Junior  High 

! 

O  St.,  bet.  6th  & 
7th,  N.  W  

268 
151 

M    Street 

Total  '.  

419 

Grand  totals....    48,691 

50,992   i   50,009   i   51,133      48,953 

53,840 

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SUPPLEMENTARY  ESTIMATES  ON   BUILDINGS 
AND  GROUNDS 

In  addition  to  the  estimates  for  buildings  and  grounds 
transmitted  to  the  Appropriations  Committee  by  the  Board 
of  District  Commissioners,  the  following  additional  esti- 
mates are  presented  by  the  Board  of  Education  as  the 
result  of  mutual  agreement: 

In  accordance  with  the  request  of  Mr.  Charles  R.  Davis, 
Chairman  of  the  Appropriations  Committee,  the  requests 
are  arranged  in  the  order  of  their  importance  in  the  estima- 
tion of  the  Board  of  Education. 

For  the  erection  of  an  eight-room  extensible  build- 
ing upon  the  site  to  be  purchased  in  the  imme- 
-  diate- vicinity  of  the  Mott  School,  $218,000 $218,000 

NOTE:  The  site  is  provided  for  in  the  estimates  submitted 
by  the  Commissioners. 

For  the  erection  of  an  eight-room  addition  to  the 

John  Eaton  School,  $240,000 240,000 

NOTE:  The  site  is  provided  for  in  the  estimates  submitted 
by  the  Commissioners. 

For  the  purchase  of  a  site  for  a  Junior  High 
School  Building,  north  of  Taylor  Street  and  east 
of  14th  Street,  $90,000 90,000 

NOTE:  Land  is  already  owned  by  the  Government  which 
could  appropriately  be  used  for  this  site. 

For  beginning  the  erection  of  a  Junior  High  School 
upon  a  site  north  of  Taylor  Street  and  east  of 
14th  Street,  $200,000 200,000 

And  the  Commissioners  are  hereby  authorized  to 
enter  into  a  contract  or  contracts  for  said  build- 
ing at  a  cost  not  to  exceed  $500,000. 

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For  beginning  the  erection  of  a  sixteen-room  build- 
ing on  a  site  north  of  and  in  the  vicinity  of 
Lincoln  Park,  $150,000 150,000 

And  the  Commissioners  are  hereby  authorized  to 
enter  into  a  contract  or  contracts  for  said  build- 
ing at  a  cost  not  to  exceed  $432,000. 

NOTE:  The  site  is  provided  for  in  the  estimates  submitted 
by  the  Commissioners. 

For  the  purchase  of  a  site  in  the  vicinity  of  the 

Stevens  School 25,000 

For  the  erection  of  an  eight-room  building  on  a 
site  to  be  acquired  in'  the  vicinity  of  the  Stevens 
School 200,000 

NOTE:  A  request  for  neither  the  site  nor  the  building  was 
included  in  the  original  estimates  submitted  by  the 
Board  of  Education  to  the  Commissioners  because  the 
Board  of  Education  did  not  feel  justified  in  presenting 
to  the  Commissioners  a  budget  in  excess  of  $10,000,000. 
This  request  is  to  satisfy  an  urgent  need. 

For  the  purchase  of  a  site  adjoining  the  Lovejoy 

School : 7,500 

For  the  erection  of  an  eight-room  building  on  a 
site  to  be  purchased  adjoining  the  Lovejoy 
School 200,000 

NOTE  :  A  request  for  neither  the  site  nor  the  building  was 
included  in  the  original  estimates  submitted  by  the 
Board  of  Education  to  the  Commissioners  because  the 
Board  of  Education  did  not  feel  justified  in  presenting 
to  the  Commissioners  a  budget  in  excess  of  $10,000,000. 
This  request  is  to  satisfy  an  urgent  need. 

For  the  purchase  of  a  site  adjoining  the  Bell  School.       5,000 

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For  the  construction  of  a  four-room  addition  to 

the  Bell  School 100,000 

NOTE:  A  request  for  neither  the  site  nor  the  building  was 
included  in  the  original  estimates  submitted  by  the 
Board  of  Education  to  the  Commissioners  because  the 
Board  of  Education  did  not  feel  justified  in  presenting 
to  the  Commissioners  a  budget  in  excess  of  $10,000,000. 
This  request  is  to  satisfy  an  urgent  need. 

For  a  four-room   addition  to  the   Military  Road 

School,  $110,000 .. 110,000 

For  a  site  for  a  Junior  High  School  Building  in 
the  vicinity  of  the  Gage,  Emery  and  Ecking- 
ton  Schools,  to  relieve  congestion  in  those 
schools  and  in  the  high  schools,  $90,000 90,000 

For  beginning  the  erection  of  a  Junior  High  School 
on  a  site  in  the  vicinity  of  the  Gage,  Emery  and 
Eckington  Schools,  $200,000 :... 200,000 

And  the  Commissioners  are  hereby  authorized  to 
enter  into  a  contract  or  contracts  for  said  build- 
ing at  a  cost  not  to  exceed  $500,000. 

Authorization  is.  hereby  granted  for  the  use  of  a 
sum  not  to  exceed  $25,000,  from  the  unex- 
pended balance  of  appropriations  heretofore 
made  for  an  addition  to  the  Gage  School  for  the 
purpose  of  constructing  additional  fireproof 
exits  to  the  existing  Gage  School.  The  remain- 
ing unexpended. balance  over  and  above  the  said 
$25,000  is  hereby  made  available  toward  the  site 
and  erection  of  a  Junior  High  School  Building 
in  the  vicinity  of  the  Gage,  Emery  and  Ecking- 
ton Schools. 

For  a  site  and  building  to  replace  the  Smothers 

School,  $150,000 150,000 

NOTE:  This  is  one  of  the  two  provisions  for  replacement 
of  thoroughly  undesirable  school  buildings  provided  for 
in  this  building  program. 

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For  a  four-room  addition  to  the  Monroe  School, 

$110,000 110,000 

For  the  purchase  of  a  site  for  a  sixteen-room  build- 
ing adjoining  the  Buchanan  School,  $45,000 45,000 

For  beginning  the  erection  of  a  sixteen-room  build- 
ing on  a  site  adjoining  the  Buchanan  School 200,000 

And  the  Commissioners  are  hereby  authorized  to 
enter  into  a  contract  or  contracts  for  said  build- 
ing at  a  cost  not  to  exceed  $400,000. 

NOTE:  Provision1  for  a  site  for  an  addition  to  the  Buchanan 
School  is  contained  in  the  original  estimates  of  the 
Board  of  Education  to  the  Commissioners.  Provision 
for  the  erection  of  a  building  is  included  in  this  supple- 
mentary budget  because  it  is  considered  one  of  the 
urgent  needs. 

For  the  purchase  of  a  site  west  of  16th  Street 

northwest,  in  the  Ingleside  section,  $60,000 60,000 

For  the  erection  of  an  eight-room  extensible  build- 
ing upon  a  site  to  be  purchased  in  the  Ingle- 
side  section,  $200,000 , 200,000 

NOTE:      Provision  for  a  site  is  provided  for  in  the  original 
estimates   of  the   Board,  of  Education  to  the   Commis-  • 
sioners.     Provision  for  the  erection  of  a  building  is  in- 
cluded in  this  supplementary  budget  because  it  is  con- 
sidered one  of  the  urgent  needs. 

For  the  purchase  of  a  site  between  10th  and  15th 

Streets  N.  W.,  on  or  near  Spring  Road,  $50,000..     50,000 

For  the  erection  of  an  eight-room  building  on  a 
site  to  be  purchased  between  10th  and  15th 

Streets  N.  W.,  on  or  near  Spring  Road 200,000 

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For  the  construction  of  a  four-room  addition  to  the 

Cardozo  School 100,000 

NOTE:  The  land  which  may  be  used  for  this  purpose  is 
already  owned  by  the  Government.  A  request  for  neither 
the  site  nor  the  building  was  included  in  the  original 
estimates  submitted  by  the  Board  of  Education  to  the 
Commissioners  because  the  Board  of  Education  did  not 
feel  justified  in  presenting  to  the  Commissioners  a 
budget  in  excess  of  $10,000,000.  This  request  is  to 
satisfy  an  urgent  need. 

For  the  construction  of  an  eight-room  building  on 
a  site  to  be  purchased  adjoining  the  Bo  wen 
School 200,000 

For  the  purchase  of  a  site  on  which  to  locate  an 
eight-room  building  to  accommodate  some  of 
the  pupils  now  attending  the  Tenley  School 25,000 

For  the  erection  of  an  eight-room  building  on  the 

above  site 200,000 

NOTE:  A  request  for  neither  the  site  nor  the  building  was 
included  in  the  original  estimates  submitted  by  the 
Board  of  Education  to  the  Commissioners  because  the 
Board  of  Education  did  not  feel  justified  in  presenting 
to  the  Commissioners  a  budget  in  excess  of  $10,000,000. 
This  request  is  to  satisfy  an  urgent  need.  It  is  the  in- 
tention of  the  Board  of  Education  ultimately  to  pro- 
vide a  sixteen-room  building  for  the  accommodation  of 
the  children  now  attending  the  Tenley  School,  and  others 
in  that  vicinity,  in  order  to  abandon  the  present  Tenley 
School. 

For  the  purchase  of  a  site  in  the  vicinity  of  the 

Ludlow  School 20,000 

For  the  erection  of  an  eight-room  building  on  a 
site  to  be  purchased  adjoining  the  Ludlow 
School 200,000 

NOTE  :  A  request  for  neither  the  site  nor  the  building  was 
included  in  the  original  estimates  submitted  by  the 
Board  of  Education  to  the  Commissioners  because  the 
Board  of  Education  did  not  feel  justified  in  presenting 
to  the  Commissioners  a  budget  in  excess  of  $10,000,000. 
This  request  is  to  satisfy  an  urgent  need. 

$3,595,500 

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PURCHASE   OF   ADDITIONAL  LAND 

From  time  to  time  the  Board  of  Education  has  re- 
quested funds  for  the  purchase  of  land  in  the  vicinity  of 
school  buildings  already  constructed,  either  for  playground 
purposes,  or  in  order  to  prevent  the  erection  thereon  of 
buildings  in  too  close  proximity  to  the  school  grounds.  In 
the  budget  recently  submitted  to  the  Commissioners  the  fol- 
lowing items  were  included.  The  Board  of  Education  be- 
lieves that  provision  should  be  made  at  once  for  the  pur- 
chase of  these  various  pieces  of  land. 

For  the  purchase  of  land  adjoining  the  Armstrong 

Manual  Training  School $35,000 

For  the  purchase  of  additional  land  north  of  the 

Hayes  School 10,000 

For  the  purchase  of  additional  land  adjoining  the 

Emery  School 10,000 

For  the  purchase  of  additional  land  adjoining  the 

Park  View  School 5,000 

For  the  purchase  of  additional  land  adjoining  the 

Peabody  School , 14,000 

$74,000 

In  addition  to  the  above  items  there  were  included  in 
the  estimates  of  the  Board  of  Education  to  the  .Commis- 
sioners the  following  items  which  should  receive  the  con- 
sidera+ion  of  the  Appropriations  Committee: 

For  the  construction  of  a  heating  plant  for  the 
Old  Central  High,  Henry  and  Polk  Schools, 
$90,000 $90,000 

For  the  construction  of  permanent  approaches  to 

the  Miner  Normal  School 50,000 

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For  an  addition  to  the  McKinley  Manual  Training 
School  to  include  an  assembly  hall,  a  boys'  gym- 
nasium, a  girls'  gymnasium,  and  swimming 
pool 232,500 

For  the  purchase  of  a  site  for  a  new  Business  High 

School  for  whit?  pupils 100,000 

For  the  purchase  of  a  site  for  a  new  Business  High 

School  for  colored  pupils 100,000 

For  the  purchase  of  a  school  farm  to  be  used  in  con- 
nection with  a  course  in  Agriculture  in  the  Arm- 
strong Manual  Training  School 5,000 


$577,000 


DETAILED  STUDY  OF  THE  IMMEDIATE  BUILDING 

NEEDS  OF  ELEMENTARY  SCHOOLS 

BY  DIVISIONS 


REPORT  OF   FIRST  DIVISION 
Location 

The  First  Division  lies  in  the  northwest  section  of  the 
District.     It  is  bounded  in  general  as  follows: 

On  the  North — By  the  District  boundary. 

On  the  East — By  Rock  Creek,   but  including  also  the 
vicinity  of  Dupont  Circle. 

On  the  South — By  the  Potomac  River. 
On  the  West — By  the  District  boundary. 

Schools  Within  First  Division 

Adams — R  Street,  bet.  17th  Street  and  New  Hampshire 
Ave.  N.  W. 

Addison — P  Street,  bet.  Wisconsin  Ave.  and  33d  St.  N.  W. 
Berret— 14th  and  Q  Streets  N.  W. 

E.  V.  Brown — Connecticut  Ave.  and  McKinley  Streets  N.  W. 

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Conduit  Road — Conduit  Road,  bet.  Ashby  Street  and  Chain 
Bridge  Road  N.  W. 

Corcoran— 28th  Street,  bet.  M  and  N  Streets  N.  W. 
Curtis— O  Street,  bet.  Wisconsin  Ave.  and  33d  Street  N.  W. 
Dennison— S  Street,  bet.  13th  and  15th  Streets  N.  W. 
Eaton— 34th  and  Lowell  Streets  N.  W. 
Fillmore— 35th  Street,  bet.  R  and  U  Streets  N.  W. 
Force — Massachusetts  Ave.,  bet.  17th  and  18th  Streets  N.  W. 
Hyde — 0  Street,  bet.  Wisconsin  Ave.  and  33d  Street  N.  W. 

Industrial  Home — Wisconsin  Ave.,  bet.  Observatory  Lane 
and  Davis  Street  N.  W. 

Jackson— R  Street,  bet.  31st  St.  and  Avon  Place  N.  W. 
Reservoir— Clarke  and  Elliott  Places  N.  W. 

Tenley — Wisconsin  Ave.  and  Yuma  Street  N.  W. 

Wisconsin  Avenue  Manual  Training  School — Wisconsin  Ave. 
and  33d  Street  N.  W. 


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First  Division: 


Classrooms  and  Enrollment 


School 

No.  of  regular 
classrooms 

Enrollment 
November  1,  1920 

8 

331 

Addison  

8 

284 

ferret                   

E  V  Brown 

16 

768 

Conduit  Road 

1 

32 

Corcoran       

8 

367 

Curtis 

10 

335 

Dennison  

12 

473 

Eaton       

8 

519 

Fillmore 

8 

294 

Force       

12 

605 

Hyde 

8 

282 

Industrial  Home 

4 

81 

Jackson    

8 

329 

Reservoir               

4 

157 

Tenley 

9 

351 

2Wisconsin      Avenue 
Manual     Training 
School  

Total 

5,208 

Berret  School  Building  is  occupied  by  the  offices  of  the 
Dir  ctor  of  Kindergartens,  the  Director  of  Drawing,  and  the  Attend- 
ance Officers;  it  is  'also  occupied  by  two  cooking  schools  and  two 
manual  training  schools  from  other  buildings. 

2The  Wisconsin  Avenue  Manual  Training  School  is  devoted  en- 
tirely to  manual  training,  sewing  and  cooking  for  pupils  coming  to  it 
from  other  buildings. 


Present  Accommodations 

There  is  not  a  vacant  room  in  any  one  of  the  17  school 
buildings  in  the  First  Division.  There  are  a  few  kinder- 
garten rooms  unused  only  in  the  mornings.  There  are  no 
rooms  which  are  not  used  a  full  day. 

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Three  rooms  in  the  John  Eaton  School  now  used  for 
classroom  use  were  not  built  for  such  purpose.  They  are 
two  office  rooms  which  are  used  for  a  kindergarten  class 
and  one  hall  room  which  is  used  twice  a  week  for  sewing 
classes. 

In  addition  there  are  7  portable  schoolhouses  in  the 
Division  as  follows: 

1  at  the  E.  V.  Brown  School 
4  at  the  John  Eaton  School 
1  at  the  Force  School. 
1  at  the  Tenley  School 

The  Manual  Training  classes  from  Tenley  and  Eaton 
Schools  are  accommodated  in  rented  quarters  in  the  2nd 
Tenley  Annex. 

By  way  of  summary,  additional  classrooms  should  be 
provided  in  the  First  Division  to  take  the  place  of  present 
undesirable  temporary  arrangements  as  follows: 

1.  Undesirable  accommodations — 

in  John  Eaton  School 2  rooms 

in  Tenley  School  Annex 2       " 

2.  Portable   Schoolhouses 7 

3.  Rented  quarters 1 

4.  Foundling  Hospital  (not  rented) 

Total 12       " 

Oversize  Classes 

Overcrowding  has  resulted  in  classes  altogether  too 
large  for  satisfactory  school  work.  The  following  table 
shows  classes  that  are  in  excess  of  the  standard  of  40  pupils 
per  class  established  by  the  Board  of  Education: 

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Classes 
from  41  to 
45  pupils 

Classes 
from  46  to 
50  pupils 

Classes 
over  50 
pupils 

Totals 

Grade  VIII 

o 

o 

o 

o 

Grade  VII  

1 

2 

o 

3 

Grade  VI  

2 

o 

o 

2 

Grade  V  

2 

0 

o 

2 

Grade  IV  

2 

1 

o 

3 

Grade  III  A. 

3 

1 

o 

4 

Grade  II  

1 

3 

o 

4 

Grade  I  

4 

1 

o 

5 

Kindergarten 

o 

o 

1 

Totals  

15 

8 

1 

24 

The  following  table  shows  the  same  information  in 
more  detailed  form: 


Size  of  class 

Number   of   such 
classes 

Excess  of  pupils  over 
'  standard  of  40 

41 

5 

5 

42 

6 

12 

43 

2 

6 

44 

2 

8 

45 

0 

0 

46 

0 

0 

47 

3 

21 

48 

4 

32 

49 

1 

9 

50 

0 

0 

53 

1 

13 

Totals  

24 

106 

The  above  table  shows  that  there  are  106  pupils  in 
excess  of  the  standard  of  40  pupils  per  class.  It  would 
take  at  least  three  additional  classes  to  accommodate  these 
pupils  if  they  were  all  in  one  school.  Scattered,  as  they 
are,  in  several  schools,  it  would  probably  take  more  than 
three  additional  classes.  Hence  the  estimate  of  three  classes 
is  a  minimum. 

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Part-Time  Classes 

In  this  Division  there  are  2  classes  in  Grade  VI  and 
4  classes  in  Grade  III  on  part  time. 

To  give  these  pupils  a  full  day  of  schooling  to  which 
they  are  entitled  will  require  3  additional  classrooms. 

Summary  of  Immediate  Needs 

The  following  is  a  summary  of  the  immediate  class- 
room needs  to  provide  adequately  for  pupils  now  enrolled. 
The  need  of  additional  classrooms  for  probable  increase  in 
enrollment  is  not  included  here  but  will  be  considered  else- 
where : 

1.  To  accommodate  classes  now  in  port- 

ables, rented  or  other  undesirable 

quarters 12  classrooms 

2.  To  reduce  oversize  classes 3 

3.  To  eliminate  part-time  classes 3          " 


Total 18 

REPORT  ON  THIRD  DIVISION 
Location 

The  Third  Division  lies  in  the  northwest  section  of 
the  District.     It  is  bounded  in  general  as  follows : 

On  the  North — By  the  District  boundary. 

On  the  East — By  the  Western  boundary  of  the  Soldiers' 
Home  Grounds. 

On  the  South — Approximately  by  Florida  Avenue  and 
T  Street. 

On  the  West — By  Rock  Creek. 

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Schools  Within  Third  Division 

Brightwood — Georgia  Ave.  and  Peabody  Street,  N.  W. 
Brightwood  Park — 9th  and  Ingraham  Streets,  N.  W. 

H.  D.  Cooke — 17th  Street,  bet.  Euclid  and  Fuller  Streets, 
N.  W. 

Hubbard — Kenyon   Street,   bet.    llth   and   13th  Streets, 
N.  W. 

Johnson — Hiatt  Place  and  Lamont  Street,  N.  W. 

Monroe — Columbia    Road,    bet.    Georgia    and    Sherman 
Aves.,  N.  W. 

Morgan — California  Ave.  and  Champlain  Street,  N.  W. 

Park  View — Warder  Street,  bet.  Newton  and  Otis  Streets, 
N.  W. 

Petworth — Shepherd   Street,   bet.   8th   and   Georgia  Ave., 

N.  W. 

Powell — Hiatt  Place,  bet.  Irving  Street  and  Park  Road, 
N.  W. 

Ross — Harvard  Street,  bet.  llth  and  13th  Streets,  N.  W. 

Takoma — Piney  Branch  Road  and  Dahlia  Street,  N.  W. 
West— Faragut  Street,  bet.  13th  and  14th  Streets,  N.  W. 

Woodburn — Blair  Road  and  Riggs  Road,  N.  E. 

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Classrooms   and    Enrollment 


School 

No.  of  regular 
classrooms 

Enrollment 
November  1,  1920 

Brightwood 

8 

228 

Brightwood  Park  

4 

273 

H.  D.  Cooke  

16 

812 

Hubbard  . 

8 

452 

Johnson  

8 

491 

Monroe 

12 

548 

Morgan 

8 

353 

Park  View  

16 

1,026 

Petworth 

8 

839 

Powell  

16 

744 

Ross  

8 

299 

Takoma 

8 

607 

West 

8 

597 

Woodburn  

4 

174 

Totals. 

142 

7  443 

Oversize  Classes 

Overcrowding  has  resulted  in  classes  altogether  too 
large  for  satisfactory  schoolwork.  The  following  table 
shows  classes  that  are  in  excess  of  the  standard  of  40 
pupils  per  class  established  by  the  Board  of  Education. 


Classes 
from  41  to 
45  pupils 

Classes 
from  46  to 
50  pupils 

Classes 
over  50 
pupils 

Totals 

Grade  VIII  

5 

i 

o 

Q 

Grade  VII. 

4 

8 

12 

Grade  VI 

9 

2 

0 

11 

Grade  V  

3 

4 

o 

7 

Grade  IV 

6 

2 

o 

8 

Grade  III 

5 

o 

o 

5 

Grade  II  

2 

3 

o 

5 

Grade  I  

7 

5 

i 

13 

Kindergartens  .. 

3 

3 

1 

7 

Totals  

44 

28 

2 

74 

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The  following  table  shows  the  same  information  in 
more  detailed  form : 


Size  of  class 

Number    of    such 
classes 

Excess  of  pupils  over 
standard  of  40 

41 

8 

8 

42 

9 

18 

43 

9 

27 

44 

10 

40 

45 

8 

40 

46 

9 

54 

47 

7 

49 

48 

10 

80 

49 

1 

9 

50 

0 

0 

51 

1 

11 

52 

1 

12 

Totals, 

73 

348 

The  above  table  shows  that  there  are  348  pupils  in 
excess  of  the  standard  of  40  pupils  per  class.  It  would 
take  at  least  nine  additional  classes  to  accommodate  these 
pupils  if  they  were  all  in  one  school.  Scattered,  as  they 
are,  in  several  schools  it  would  probably  take  more  than 
nine  additional  classes.  Hence  the  estimate  of  nine 
classes  is  a  minimum. 


Present  Accommodations 

There  is  not  a  vacant  room  in  any  one  of  the  14 
school  buildings  in  the  Third  Division.  There  are  a  few 
kindergarten  rooms  and  a  first  grade  used  only  in  the 
mornings.  There  are  no  rooms  which  are  not  used  a  full 
dav. 

One  basement  room  in  the  Brightwood  Park  School 
now  used  for  a  classroom  (fourth  grade)  purpose  was 
not  built  for  such  use.  In  the  Park  View  School,  which 

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is  being  run  on  a  platoon  system,  two  playrooms,  library 
and  auditorium  are  being  used  for  classroom  purposes. 

In  addition  there  are  21  portable  schoolhouses  in 
the  Division  as  follows: 

2  at  the  H.  D.  Cooke  School 
1  at  the  Johnson  School 

1  at  the  Monroe  School 

3  at  the  Park  View  School 
5  at  the  Petworth  School 

2  at  the  Powell  School 

3  at  the  Takoma  School 

4  at  the  West  School 

There  are  seven  classes  accommodated  in  rented 
quarters ;  two  in  an  undesirable  frame  house,  four  in  two 
rented  rooms  at  a  nearby  church,  and  one  room  in  a  par- 
ish hall  for  a  kindergarten  class  from  the  Takoma  School. 

By  way  of  summary,  additional  classrooms  should 
be  provided  in  the  Third  Division  to  take  the  place  of 
present  undesirable  temporary  arrangements,  as  follows : 

1.  Undesirable  accommodations — 

In  Brightwood  Park  and  Park 

View  Schools  5  rooms 

2.  Portable  schoolhouses  21 

3.  Rented  quarters  7 

Total  33 

Part-Time  Classes 

In  this  Division  there  are  eight  classes  in  Grade  III 
and  one  class  in  Grade  IV  on  part  time. 

To  give  these  pupils  a  full  day  of  schooling  to  which 
they  are  entitled  will  require  seven  additional  class- 
rooms. 

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Summary  of   Immediate   Needs 

The  following  is  a  summary  of  the  immediate  class- 
room needs  to  provide  adequately  for  pupils  now  en- 
rolled. The  need  of  additional  classrooms  for  probable 

• 

increase  in  enrollment  is  not  included  here,  but  will  be 
considered  elsewhere. 

1.  To   accommodate   classes   now   in 

portables,  rented,  or  other  un- 
desirable quarters 33  classrooms 

2.  To  reduce  oversize  classes 9 

3.  To  eliminate  part-time  classes 7 

Total  49 

FRANKLIN-THOMSON 

Franklin— 13th  and  K  Streets,  N.  W. 
Thomson — 12th  and  L  Streets,  N.  W. 

The  Franklin  Building,  erected  in  1869  as  a  16-room 
schoolhouse,  is  now  used  for  office  purposes,  with  the 
exception  of  four  schoolrooms.  These  are  occupied 
respectively  by  grades  1,  2,  3  and  4,  which  serve  the  pur- 
poses of  the  Primary  Director  as  observation  schools. 
These  four  rooms  cannot  be  vacated  until  an  addition 
is  made  to  the  Thomson  School  or  a  new  building  is 
erected  in  the  immediate  neighborhood. 


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REPORT  ON   FIFTH  DIVISION 

Location 

The  Fifth  Division  lies  in  the  northwest  and  north- 
east section  of  the  District.  It  is  bounded  in  general  as 
follows : 

On  the  East — By  the  Baltimore  and  Ohio  Railroad, 
leading  to  Baltimore. 

On  the  South — By  Florida  Ave.,  1st  Street  to  grounds 
of  Capitol  and  Smithsonian  Institute. 

On  the  West — By  llth  Street  and  the  west  boundary 
of  the  Soldiers'  Home. 

Schools   Within   Fifth    Division 

Abbot— New  York  Ave.  and  6th  Street,  N.  W. 
Arthur — Arthur  Place,  bet.  B  and  C  Streets,  N.  W. 
Blake — North  Capitol  Street,  bet.  K  and  L  Streets,  N.  W. 
Brookland — 10th    Street,    bet.    Monroe    and    Lawrence 

Streets,  N.  E. 

Cleveland — 8th  and  T  Streets,  N.  W. 
Eckington — 1st  and  Quincy  Streets,  N.  E. 
Emery — Lincoln  Road  and  Prospect  Street,  N.  E. 
Gage — 2nd,  bet.  U  and  V  Streets,  N.  W. 
Gales — Massachusetts  Ave.  and  G  Street,  N.  W. 
Henry-Polk : 

Henry — P  Street,  bet.  6th  and  7th  Streets,  N.  W. 

Polk— 7th  and  P  Streets,  N.  W. 
Langdon — 20th  and  Franklin  Streets,  N.  E. 
Portables — 18th  and  Monroe  Streets,  N.  E. 
Seaton — I  Street,  bet.  2nd  and  3d  Streets,  N.  W. 
Twining — 3d  Street,  bet.  N  and  O  Streets,  N.  W. 

Webster— 10th  and  H  Streets,  N.  W. 

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Classroom  and  Enrollment 


School 

No.  of  regular 
classrooms 

Enrollment 
November  1,  1920 

Abbot  

9 

OQfi 

Arthur       

g 

070 

Blake 

g 

9jQ 

12 

472 

Cleveland  

12 

QQ4 

Eckington 

g 

070 

Emery. 

16 

BRfi 

Gage  

14 

693 

Gales  

12 

310 

Henry-Polk..  .  . 

20 

ftQQ 

Langdon  

10 

485 

Portables  — 
18th  and  Monroe  
Seaton 

6 
12 

226 

QQ1 

Twining  

g 

348 

Webster 

12 

403 

Totals.. 

167 

6  387 

Less.. 

6 

161 


Oversize  Classes 

Overcrowding  has  resulted  in  classes  altogether  too 
large  for  satisfactory  schoolwork.  The  following  table 
shows  classes  that  are  in  excess  of  the  standard  of  40 
pupils  per  class  established  by  the  Board  of  Education. 


Classes 
from  41  to 
45  pupils 

Classes 
from  48  to 
50  pupils 

Classes 
over  50 
pupils 

Totals 

Grade  VIII         

o 

2 

o 

2 

Grade  VII.           

4 

o 

o 

4 

Grade  VI  

6 

3 

o 

9 

Grade  V  

6 

4 

0 

10 

Grade  IV  

3 

3 

0 

6 

Grade  III 

2 

o 

1 

3 

Grade  II 

3 

v 

o 

v 

* 

o 

v 

3 

Grade  I  

4 

2 

o 

6 

Kindergartens  

3 

1 

1 

5 

Totals 

31 

15 

2 

48 

34 


The  following  table  shows  the  same  information  in 
more  detailed  form : 


Size  of  class 

Number    cf    such 
classes 

Excess  of  pupils  over 
standard  of  40 

41 

6 

6 

42 

8 

16 

43 

4 

12 

44 

7 

28 

45 

7 

35 

46 

2 

12 

47 

4 

28 

48 

6 

48 

49 

3 

27 

50 

0 

10 

52 

2 

24 

Totals     

49 

236 

The  above  table  shows  that  there  are  236  pupils  in 
excess  of  the  standard  of  40  pupils  per  class.  It  would 
take  at  least  nine  additional  classes  to  accommodate  these 
pupils  if  they  were  all  in  one  school.  Scattered,  as  they 
are,  in  several  schools  it  would  probably  take  more  than 
nine  additional  classes.  Hence  the  estimate  of  nine 
classes  is  a  minimum. 

Present  Accommodations 

There  are  two  vacant  rooms  in  the  schools  of  the 
Fifth  Division,  one  in  the  Cleveland  School  and  one  in 
the  Seaton  School.  There  are  some  kindergarten  rooms 
and  first  grades  used  only  in  the  mornings.  There  are 
no  rooms  which  are  not  used  a  full  day. 

One  room  in  the  Gage  School  (second  grade)  now 
used  for  classroom  purposes  was  not  built  for  such  use. 

In  addition  there  are  10  portable  schoolhouses  in 
the  Division  as  follows: 

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1  at  the  Brookland  School   (for  manual  train- 
ing) 

3  at  the  Gage  School 
6  at  18th  and  Monroe  Streets,  N.  E. 
There  are  no  classes  accommodated  in  rented  quar- 
ters. 

By  way  of  summary,  additional  classrooms  should 
be  provided  in  the  Fifth  Division  to  take  the  place  of 
present  undesirable  temporary  arrangements,  as  follows : 

1.  Undesirable  accommodations — 

In  Gage  School 1  room 

2.  Portable  schoolhouses  10      " 

Total  11      " 

Part-Time  Classes 

In  this  Division  there  is  one  class  in  Grade  III  on 
part  time. 

To  give  these  pupils  a  full  day  of  schooling,  to  which 
they  are  entitled,  will  require  an  additional  classroom. 

Summary  of  Immediate  Needs 

The  following  is  a  summary  of  the  immediate  class- 
room needs  to  provide  adequately  for  pupils  now  en- 
rolled. The  need  of  additional  classrooms  for  probable 
increase  in  enrollment  is  not  included  here,  but  will  be 
considered  elsewhere. 

1.  To   accommodate   classes  now  in 

portables,  rented  or  other  un- 
desirable quarters  11  classrooms 

2.  To  reduce  oversize  classes 9 

3.  To  eliminate  part-time  classes 1 


Total  21 

36 


REPORT  ON  SIXTH  DIVISION 
Location 

The  Sixth  Division  lies  in  the  northeast  section  of 
the  District.    It  is  bounded  in  general  as  follows : 

On  the  North — By  the  Baltimore  and  Ohio  Railroad 
and  the  District  boundary. 

On  the  East — By  the  District  boundary. 

On  the  South — By  E  Street  as  far  as  1st  Street. 

On  the  West — By  1st  Street  to  Florida  Ave.,  and 
then  by  the  Baltimore  and  Ohio  Railroad. 

Schools  Within  Sixth  Division 

Benning — Anacostia     Road,     bet.     Benning     and     Foote 
Streets,  N.  E. 

Blair — I  Street,  bet.  6th  and  7th  Streets,  N.  E. 
Blow — Benning  Road  and  19th  Street,  N.  E. 
Hayes — 5th  and  K  Streets,  N.  E. 

Kenilworth — Kenilworth  Ave.,  bet.  Orr  and  Polk  Streets, 
N.  E. 

Ludlow— 6th  and  G  Streets,  N.  E. 

« 

Madison — 10th  and  G  Streets,  N.  E. 

Pierce — 14th  and  G  Streets,  N.  E. 

Taylor— 7th  and  G  Streets,  N.  E. 

Webb — 15th  and  Rosedale  Streets,  N.  E. 

Wheatley — Montello  Ave.  and  Neal  Street,  N.  E. 

37 


Classrooms  and  Enrollment 


School 

No.  of  regular 
classrooms 

Enrollment 
November  1,  13W 

Bennincr 

g 

iqn 

Blair 

g 

351 

Blow                    .  . 

g 

240 

Hayes         

g 

360 

Kenil  worth  

4 

141 

Ludlow 

g 

299 

Madison 

g 

386 

Pierce  

g 

358 

Taylor 

g 

354 

Webb 

g    . 

356 

Wheatley 

g 

578 

Totals 

84 

3,623 

Oversize  Classes 

Overcrowding  has  resulted  in  classes  altogether  too 
large  for  satisfactory  schoolwork.  The  following  table 
shows  classes  that  are  in  excess  of  the  standard  of  40 
pupils  per  class  established  by  the  Board  of  Education. 


Classes 
from  41  to 
45  pupils 

Classes 
from,  46  to 
50  pupils 

Classes 
over  50 
pupils 

Totals 

Grade  VIII  

2 

0 

0 

2 

Grade  VII  

0 

0 

0 

0 

Grade  VI 

o 

0 

o 

o 

Grade  V 

3 

o 

0 

3 

Grade  IV  

2 

o 

0 

2 

Grade  III  

0 

o 

0 

0 

Grade  II 

1 

o 

0 

1 

Grade  I       

1 

0 

4 

Kindergartens  

2 

2 

0 

4 

Totals 

13 

3 

0 

16 

38 


The  following  table  shows  the  same  information  in 
more  detailed  form : 


Size  of  class 

Number    of   such 
classes 

Excess  of  pupils  over 
standard  of  40 

41 

4 

4 

42 

5 

10 

43 

1 

3 

44 

0 

0 

45 

3 

15 

46 

1 

6 

47 

0 

0 

48 

2 

16 

49 

0 

0 

50 

0 

0 

Totals  

16 

54 

The  above  table  shows  that  there  are  54  pupils  in 
excess  of  the  standard  of  40  pupils  per  class.  It  would 
take  at  least  two  additional  classes  to  accommodate  these 
pupils  if  they  were  all  in  one  school.  Scattered,  as  they 
are,  in  several  schools  it  would  probably  take  more  than 
two  additional  classes.  Hence  the  estimate  of  two  classes 
is  a  minimum. 

Present  Accommodations 

There  is  not  a  vacant  room  in  any  one  of  the  11 
school  buildings  in  the  Sixth  Division.  There  are  a  few 
kindergarten  and  first  grade  rooms  used  only  in  the  morn- 
ings. There  are  no  rooms  which  are  not  used  a  full  day. 

The  boys'  playroom  in  the  Webb  School  is  now  used 
for  manual  training  shop  purposes.  A  sixth  grade  class 
at  the  Webb  School  is  obliged  to  be  sent  to  the  Blow 
School  for  classroom  work. 


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In  addition  there  are  seven  portable  schoolhouses 
in  the  Division,  as  follows: 

2  at  the  Blair  School 
1  at  the  Madison  School 
4  at  the  Wheatley  School 

There  are  no  classes  accommodated  in  rented  quar- 
ters. 

By  way  of  summary,  additional  classrooms  should  be 
provided  in  the  Sixth  Division  to  take  the  place  of  present 
undesirable  temporary  arrangements,  as  follows: 

1.  Undesirable  accommodations — 

In  Webb  School  2  roonii 

2.  Portable  schoolhouses  7 

Total  9 

Part-Time  Classes 

In  this  Division  there  are  two  classes  in  Grade  III 
on  part  time. 

To  give  these  pupils  a  full  day  of  schooling,  to  which 
they  are  entitled,  will  require  one  additional  classroom. 

Summary  of  Immediate  Needs 

The  following  is  a  summary  of  the  immediate  class- 
room needs  to  provide  adequately  for  pupils  now  en- 
rolled. The  need  of  additional  classrooms  for  probable 
increase  in  enrollment  is  not  included  here,  but  will  be 
conquered  elsewhere. 

1.  To   accommodate   classes  now   in 

portables,  rented  or  other  un- 
desirable quarters  9  classrooms 

2.  To  reduce  oversize  classes 2 

3.  To  eliminate  part-time  classes 1 

Total  12 

40 


REPORT  ON  SEVENTH  DIVISION 
Location 

The  Seventh  Division  lies  partly  in  the  northeast  and 
partly  in  the  southeast.  It  is  bounded  in  general  as  follows : 

On  the  North — By  E  Street  approximately. 
On  the  East — By  the  Anacostia  River. 

On  the  South — rBy  East  Capitol  Street  to  Lincoln  Park, 
thence  southerly  by  way  of  12th  and  G  Streets  to  Garfield 
Park. 

On  the  West— By  South  Capitol  Street  to  the  Capitol 
Grounds  and  North  Capitol  Street  to  E  Street  approxi- 
mately. 

Schools  Within  Seventh  Division 

Brent— 3d  and  D  Streets,  S.  E. 

Carbery — 5th  Street,  bet.  D  and  E  Streets,  N.  E. 

Dent — 2nd  Street  and  South  Carolina  Ave.,  S.  E. 

Edmonds— 9th  and  D  Streets,  N.  E. 

French,  B.  B.— 7th  and  G  Streets,  S.  E. 

Hilton — 6th  Street,  bet.  B  and  C  Streets,  N.  E. 

Maury— B  Street,  bet.  121/2  and  13th  Streets,  N.  E. 

Peabody — 5th  and  C  Streets,  N.  E. 

Towers — 8th  and  C  Streets,  S.  E. 

Wallach— D  Street,  bet.  7th  and  8th  Streets,  S.  E. 

41 


Classrooms  and  Enrollment 


School 

.No.  of  regular 
classrooms 

Enrollment 
November  1,  1920 

Brent 

8 

329 

Carbery  

8 

350 

Dent  

8 

321 

Edmonds 

8 

389 

*  French,  B  B 

Hilton  

8 

379 

Maury  

8 

502 

Peabody 

12 

529 

Towers  

436 

Wallach  

22 

567 

Totals  

82 

3,802 

*The  B.  B.  French  School  has  5  rooms  and  is  used  for  Manual 
Training  classes  only. 

Oversize  Classes 

Overcrowding  has  resulted  in  classes  altogether  too 
large  for  satisfactory  school  work.  The  following  table 
shows  classes  that  are  in  excess  of  the  standard  of  40  pupils 
per  class  established  by  the  Board  of  Education. 


Classes 
from  41  to 
45  pupils 

Classes 
from  46  to 
50  pupils 

Classes 
over  50 
pupils 

Totals 

Grade  VIII             

3 

2 

o 

5 

Grade  VII       

2 

4 

0 

6 

Grade  VI 

3 

1 

o 

4 

Grade  V    

4 

3 

0 

7 

Grade  IV  

2 

o 

o 

2 

Grade  III 

3 

o 

o 

3 

Grade  II 

1 

2 

o 

3 

Grade  I  

5 

1 

0 

6 

Kindergartens  

4 

o 

o 

4 

Totals 

27 

13 

o 

40 

42 


The  following  table  shows  the  same  information  in 
more  detailed  form : 


Size  of  class 

Number    of    such 
classes 

Excess  of  pupils  over 
standard  of  40 

41 

3 

3 

42 

4 

8 

43 

8 

24 

44 

6     ' 

24 

45 

6 

30 

46 

6 

36 

47 

5 

35 

48 

2 

16 

49 

0 

0 

50 

0 

0 

Totals                  

40 

176 

The  above  table  shows  that  there  are  176  pupils  in 
excess  of  the  standard  of  40  pupils  per  class.  It  would  take 
at  least  five  additional  classes  to  accommodate  these  pupils 
if  they  were  all  in  one  school.  Scattered,  as  they  are,  in 
several  schools,  it  would  probably  take  more  than  five  addi- 
tional classes.  Hence  the  estimate  of  five  classes  is  a 
minimum. 


Present  Accommodation 

There  is  not  a  vacant  room  in  any  one  of  the  9  school 
buildings  in  the  Seventh  Division.  There  are  a  few  kinder- 
garten rooms  used  only  in  the  morning.  There  are  no 
rooms  which  are  not  used  a  full  day. 

There  are  no  rooms  in  the  Seventh  Division  now  used 
for  classroom  purposes  which  were  not  built  for  such  use. 

There  are  two  portable  schools  (3d  grade)  in  the  Divi- 
sion at  the  Maury  School. 

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There  is  also  1  kindergarten  class  accommodated  in 
rented  quarters  (Shott's  Place). 

By  way  of  summary,  additional  classrooms  should  be 
provided  in  the  Seventh  Division  to  take  the  place  of  pres- 
ent undesirable  temporary  arrangements  as  follows : 

1.  Portable  Schoolhouses 2  rooms 

2.  Rented  quarters 1  room 

Total 3  rooms 

Part-Time  Classes 

In  this  Division  there  is  1  class  in  Grade  III  on  part 
time. 

To  give  these  pupils  a  full  day  of  schooling  to  which 
they  are  entitled  will  require  an  additional  classroom. 

Summary  of  Immediate  Needs 

The  following  is  a  summary  of  the  immediate  class- 
room needs  to  provide  adequately  for  pupils  now  enrolled. 
The  need  of  additional  classrooms  for  probable  increase  in 
enrollment  is  not  included  here,  but  will  be  considered  else- 
where : 

1.  To  accommodate  classes  now  in  port- 

tables,  rented  or  other  undesirable 

quarters 3  classrooms 

2.  To  deduce  oversize  classes 5 

3.  To  eliminate  part-time  classes 1 

Total...  .9 


44 


REPORT  OF  EIGHTH  DIVISION 

Location 

The  Eighth  Division  lies  in  the  southwest,  southeast 
and  northwest  sections  of  the  District.  It  is  bounded 
in  general  as  follows: 

On  the  North— By  the  Mall. 

On  the  East — By  the  U.  S.  Navy  Yard. 

On  the  South — By  the  Potomac  and  Anacostia 
Rivers. 

On  the  West — By  Rock  Creek. 

Schools  Within  Eighth  Division 

Bradley— Linworth  Place,  S.  W.  (13i/2  Street,  bet.  C  and 
D  Streets). 

Fairbrother— 10th  and  E  Streets,  S.  W. 

Grant — G  Street,  bet.  21st  and  22nd  Streets,  N.  W. 

Greenleaf— 4%  Street,  bet.  N  and  M  Streets,  S.  W. 

Jefferson — 6th  and  D  Streets,  S.  W. 

Amidon — 6th  and  F  Streets,  S.  W. 

Small  wood— ^1  Street,  bet.  3d  and  4%  Streets,  S.  W. 

Bowen — 3d  and  K  Streets,  S.  E. 

Toner — 24th  and  F  Streets,  N.  W. 

Van  Ness — 4th  and  M  Streets,  S.  E. 

Weightman— 23d  and  M1  Streets,  N.  W. 

45 


Classrooms  and  Enrollment 


School 

No.  of  regular 
classrooms 

Enrollment 
November  1,  1920 

Bradley  

8 

308 

Fairbrother 

8 

282 

Grant  

12 

377 

Greenleaf 

8 

385 

Jefferson-Amidon 

28 

929 

Smallwood-Bowen  

16 

482 

Toner  

8 

301 

Van  Ness     

8 

282 

8 

346 

Totals     

104 

3,692 

Oversize  Classes 

Overcrowding  has  resulted  in  classes  altogether  too 
large  for  satisfactory  school  work.  The  following  table 
shows  classes  that  are  in  excess  of  the  standard  of  40 
pupils  per  class  established  by  the  Board  of  Education. 


Classes 
from  41  to 
45  pupils 

Classes 
from  46  to 
50  pupils 

Classes 
over   50 
pupils 

Totals 

Grade  VIII 

1 

0 

0 

1 

Grade  VII               ...!... 

1 

2 

0 

3 

Grade  VI  

4 

0 

0 

4 

Grade  V 

o 

1 

0  ' 

1 

Grade  IV             

4 

1 

0 

5 

Grade  III  

4 

0 

0 

4 

Grade  II 

2 

0 

0 

2 

Grade  I  

4 

6 

0 

10 

Kindergartens 

2 

1 

0 

3 

Totals  

22 

11 

0 

33 

46 


The  following  table  shows  the  same  information  in 
more  detailed  form : 


Size  of  class 

Number  of  such 
classes 

Excess  of  pupils  over 
standard  of  40 

41 

7 

1 

42 

4 

8 

43 

6 

18 

44 

2 

8 

46 

3 

15 

46 

3 

18 

47 

2 

14 

48 

1 

8 

49 

3 

27 

50 

2 

20 

Totals, 

33 

143 

The  above  table  shows  that  there  are  143  pupils  in 
excess  of  the  standard  of  40  pupils  per  class.  It  would 
take  at  least  four  additional  classes  to  accommodate  these 
pupils  if  they  were  all  in  one  school.  Scattered,  as  they 
are,  in  several  schools  it  would  probably  take  more  than 
four  additional  classes.  Hence  the  estimate  of  four  classes 
is  a  minimum. 


Present  Accommodations 

There  is  one  vacant  room  in  one  of  the  11  school 
buildings  in  the  Eighth  Division.  There  are  a  few  kinder- 
garten rooms  used  only  in  the  mornings.  There  are  no 
rooms  which  are  not  used  a  full  day. 

The  girls'  playroom  in  the  Smallwood-Bowen  School 
is  used  for  part  work  in  printing. 

In  addition  there  is  one  portable  schoolhouse  in  the 
Division  at  the  Smallwood  School. 

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There  are  no  classes  accommodated  in  rented  quar- 
ters. 

By  way  of  summary,  additional  classrooms  should 
be  provided  in  the  Eighth  Division  to  take  the  place  of 
present  undesirable  temporary  arrangements  as  follows: 

1.  Undesirable  accommodations — 

in  Smallwood-Bowen  School 1  room 

2.  Portable  Schoolhouse  1 

Total 2      " 

Part-Time   Classes 

In  this  Division  there  is  one  class  in  Grade  III  on 
part  time. 

To  give  these  pupils  a  full  day  of  schooling  to  which 
they  are  entitled  will  require  an  additional  classroom. 

Summary  of   Immediate    Needs 

The  following  is  a  summary  of  the  immediate  class- 
room needs  to  provide  adequately  for  pupils  now  enrolled. 
The  need  of  additional  classrooms  for  probable  increase 
in  enrollment  is  not  included  here  but  will  be  considered 
elsewhere. 

1.  To   accommodate   classes  now  in 

portables,  rented  or  other  un- 
desirable quarters  2  classrooms 

2.  To  reduce  oversize  classes 4 

3.  To  eliminate  part-time  classes 1 

Total  .  .  7 


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REPORT  ON   NINTH  DIVISION 

Location 

The  Ninth  Division  includes  the  southern  portion  of 
the  District  of  Columbia  south  of  the  Anacostia  River 
and  that  territory  south  of  East  Capitol  Street  and  west 
as  far  as  Lincoln  Park  and  Garfield  Park. 

Schools  Within   Ninth   Division 

Bryan — 13th  and  B  Streets,  S.  W. 

Buchanan — E  Street,  bet.  13th  and  14th  Streets,  S.  E. 

Congress  Heights — Nichols  and  Alabama  Aves.,  S.  E. 

Cranch — 12th  and  G  Streets,  S.  E. 

Ketcham — 15th  Street  and  Good  Hope  Road,  S.  E. 

Lenox — 5th  Street,  bet.  G  and  I  Streets,  S.  E. 

Randle  Highlands — Pennsylvania  Ave.  and  Q  Street,  S.  E. 

Stanton — Alabama  Ave.  and  Bowen  Road,  S.  E. 

Tyler— llth  Street,  bet.  G  and  I  Streets,  S.  E. 

Van  Buren— W  Street,  bet.  13th  and  14th  Streets,  S.  E. 


49 


Classrooms     and   Enrollment 


School 

No.  of  regular 
classrooms 

Enrollment 
November  1,  1920 

Bryan  

12 

712 

Buchanan 

8 

540 

Congress  Heights  
Cranch 

14 
8 

486 
446 

Ketcham  

8 

316 

Lenox  

8 

334 

.Handle  Highlands  
*Stanton  

8 
6 

220 

64 

Tyler  .   -.  .. 

8 

412 

Van  Buren  

14 

320 

Totals  

94 

3,850 

*  Includes  two  rooms  in  old  Good  Hope  School. 

Oversize  Classes 

Overcrowding  has  resulted  in  classes  altogether  too 
large  for  satisfactory  school  work.  The  following  table 
shows  classes  that  are  in  excess  of  the  standard  of  40 
.pupils  per  class  established  by  the  Board  of  Education. 


Classes 
from  41  to 
45  pupils 

Classes 
from  46  to 
50  pupils 

Classes 
over   50 
pupils 

Totals 

Grade  VIII 

3 

2 

0 

5 

Grade  VII 

2 

5 

0 

7 

Grade  VI  

1 

0 

1 

2 

Grade  V  

3 

4 

0 

7 

Grade  IV 

2 

3 

0 

5 

Grade  III  

1 

5 

0 

6 

Grade  II 

3 

2 

o 

5 

Grade  I  

2 

5 

1 

8 

Kindergartens 

3 

o 

0 

3 

Totals 

20 

26 

2 

48 

50 


The  following  table  shows  the  same  information  in 
more  detailed  form : 


Size  of  class 

Number  of  such       \  Excess  of  pupils  over 
classes                        standard  of  40 

41 

3 

3 

42 

6 

12 

43 

1 

3 

44 

3 

12 

45 

7 

35 

46 

5 

30 

47 

4 

28 

48 

8 

64 

49 

6 

54 

50 

3 

15 

i 
Totals, 

46 

256 

The  above  table  shows  that  there  are  256  pupils  in 
excess  of  the  standard  of  40  pupils  per  class.  It  would 
take  at  least  seven  additional  classes  to  accommodate 
these  pupils  if  they  were  all  in  one  school.  Scattered, 
as  they  are,  in  several  schools  it  would  probably  take 
more  than  seven  additional  classes.  Hence  the  estimate 
of  seven  classes  is  a  minimum. 


Present  Accommodations 

There  are  12  vacant  rooms  in  the  schools  of  this 
Division;  two  in  the  annex  at  Congress  Heights,  four  at 
Randall  Highlands,  three  in  the  Stanton  School  and  three 
in  the  Van  Buren  School.  There  are  a  few  kindergarten 
rooms,  a  first  and  a  second  grade  room  used  only  in  the 
mornings.  There  are  no  rooms  which  are  not  used  a  full 
day. 

There  are  no  rooms  now  used  for  classroom  purposes 
which  were  not  built  for  such  use. 

51 


There  are  five  portable  schoolhouses  in  the  Division 
as  follows: 

1  at  the  Bryan  School. 
3  at  the  Buchanan  School 
1   at  the  Lenox  School 

There  are  no  classes  accommodated  in  rented  quar- 
ters. 

By  way  of  summary,  additional  classrooms  should  be 
provided  in  the  Ninth  Division,  to  take  the  place  of 
present  undesirable  temporary  arrangements,  as  follows : 

1.  Undesirable  accommodations— 

in  schools  of  this  Division 0  rooms 

2.  Portable  schoolhouses  5        " 

3.  Rented  quarters  0       " 


Total 


Part-Time  Classes 

In  this  Division  there  are  no  classes  above  the  2nd 
grade  on  part  time. 

Summary  of  Immediate  Needs 

The  following  is  a  summary  of  the  immediate  class- 
room needs  to  provide  adequately  for  pupils  now  en- 
rolled. The  need  of  additional  classrooms  for  probable 
increase  in  enrollment  is  not  included  here  but  will  be 
considered  elsewhere. 

1.  To    accommodate   classes   now   is 

portables,  rented,  or  other  un- 
desirable quarters 5  classrooms 

2.  To  reduce  oversize  classes 8 

3.  To  eliminate  part-time  classes 0    . 


Total  13 

52 


REPORT  ON  TENTH  DIVISION 
Location* 

The  Tenth  Division  lies  in  the  northwest  section  of 
the  District.     It  is  bounded  in  general  as  follows: 

On  the  North — By  the  District  boundary. 

On  the  East — By  the  westerly  boundary  of  Soldiers' 
Home. 

On  the  South — By  the  Potomac  River  and  B  Street. 

On  the  West — By  the  Potomac  River  and  the  District 
boundary. 

Schools  Within  Tenth  Division 

Briggs — E  Street,   bet.   22nd   Street  and  Virginia   Ave., 
N.  W. 

Bruce — Kenyon  Street,  bet.  Georgia  and  Sherman  Aves., 
N.  W. 

Chain  Bridge — Chain  Bridge  Road,  bet.  49th  and  Garfield 
Streets,  N.  W. 

Fort  Slocum — Blair  Road  and  North  Dakota  Ave.,  N.  W. 
Garrison — 12th  Street,  bet.  R  and  S  Streets,  N.  W. 
Magruder— M  Street,  bet.  16th  and  17th  Streets,  N.  W. 

Military  Road — Military  Road,  bet.  13th  and  14th  Streets, 
N.  W. 

Montgomery — 27th  Street,  bet.  I  and  K  Streets,  N.  W. 
Phillips— N  Street,  bet.  -27th  and  28th  Streets,  N.  W. 
Reno — Howard  Street  and  Fessenden  Place,  N.  W. 
Stevens — 21st  Street,  bet.  K  and  L  Streets,  N.  W. 
Summer — 17th  and  M  Streets,  N.  W. 

Wilson — 17th  Street,  bet.  Euclid  Street  and   Kalorama 
Road,  N.  W. 

Wormley — Prospect    Ave.,    bet.    33d    and    34th    Streets, 
N.  W. 

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Classrooms   and    Enrollment 


School 

\o.   of  regular 
olassrooms 

Enrollment 

Xorember  1,  1920 

Briggs 

8 

426 

Bruce  

8 

420 

Chain  Bridge  
Fort  Slocum  

1 
1 

23 
26 

Garrison  

8 

486 

Magruder  , 

8 

345 

Military  Road  

4 

152 

Montgomery 

8 

346 

Phillips 

8. 

338 

Reno 

4 

171 

Stevens  

20 

838 

Suniner  

10 

415 

Wilson  

8 

423 

Wormlev  

8 

340 

Totals  

104 

4,749 

Oversize  Classes 

Overcrowding  has  resulted  in  classes  altogether  too 
large  for  satisfactory  school  work.  The  following  table 
shows  classes  that  are  in  excess  of  the  standard  of  40 
pupils  per  class  established  by  the  Board  of  Education. 


Classes 
from  41  to 
45  pupils 

Classes 
from  46  to 
50  pupils 

Classes 
over   50 
pupils 

Total* 

Grade  VIII            

0 

1 

0 

I 

Grade  VII 

1 

0 

0 

1 

Grade  VI  

5 

1 

0 

6 

Grade  V  

4 

0 

1 

5 

Grade  IV 

4 

2 

1 

7 

Grade  III             

4 

0 

0 

4 

Grade  II  . 

5 

3 

1 

9 

Grade  I 

5 

1 

7 

13 

Kindergartens  

0 

2 

0 

2 

Totals 

28 

10 

10 

48 

54 


The  following  table  shows  the  same  information  in 
more  detailed  form : 


Size  of  class 

Number  of  such 
classes 

Excess  of  pupils  over 
Standard  of  40 

41 

5 

5 

42 

7 

14 

43 

9 

27 

44 

6 

24 

45 

1- 

-  5 

46 

6 

36 

47 

2 

14 

48 

2 

16 

49 

0 

0 

50 
Totals, 

1 

10 

39 

151 

The  above  table  shows  that  there  are  151  pupils  in 
excess  of  the  standard  of  40  pupils  per  class.  It  would 
take  at  least  four  additional  classes  to  accommodate  these 
pupils  if  they  were  all  in  one  school.  Scattered,  as  they 
are,  in  several  schools  it  would  probably  take  more  than 
four  additional  classes.  Hence  the  estimate  of  four 
classes  is  a  minimum. 


.    Part-Time    Classes 

In  this  Division  there  are  two  classes  in  Grade  III  on 
part  time. 

To  give  these  pupils  a  full  day  of  schooling,  to  which 
they  are  entitled,  will  require  one  additional  classroom. 

Summary  of  Immediate  Needs 

The  following  is  a  summary  of  the  immediate  class- 
room needs  to  provide  adequately  for  pupils  now  enrolled. 
The  need  of  additional  classrooms  for  probable  increase 

55 


in  enrollment  is  not  included  here  but  will  be  considered 
elsewhere. 

1.  To   accommodate   classes   now  in 

portables,  rented,  or  other  un- 
desirable quarters  5  classrooms 

2.  To  reduce  oversize  classes 4 

3.  To  eliminate  part-time  classes 1  " 


Total  10 

Present  Accommodations 

There  are  two  vacant  rooms  in  the  14  school  build- 
ings of  the  Tenth  Division.  There  are  a  few  kinder- 
gartens and  a  first  grade  room  used  only  in  the  mornings. 
There  are  no  rooms  which  are  not  used  a  full  day. 

There  are  no  rooms  now  used  within  the  buildings 
not  built  for  classroom  purposes. 

There  are  three  portable  schoolhouses  in  the  Tenth 
Division  as  follows: 

2  at  the  Bruce  School 
1  at  the  Garrison  School 

There  is  one  class  in  Domestic  Science  and  one  class 
in  Domestic  Art  accommodated  in  rented  quarters  (X)dd 
Fellows'  Hall). 

By  way  of  summary,  additional  classrooms  should  be 
provided  in  the  Tenth  Division  to  take  the  place  of 
present  undesirable  temporary  arrangements,  as  follows : 

1.  Undesirable  accommodations — 

In  Tenth  Division 0  rooms 

2.  Portable  schoolhouses  3 

3.  Rented  quarters  2 

Total  5 

56 


REPORT  ON  ELEVENTH  DIVISION 

Location 

The  Eleventh  Division  covers  a  portion  of  the  north- 
east and  northwest  section  of  the  District.  It  is  bounded 
in  general  as  follows: 

On  the  North — By  the  District  boundary. 
On  the  East — By  the  District  boundary. 
On  the  South — By  Benning  Road. 

On  the  West — By  the  western  boundary  of  the 
Soldiers'  Home  and  a  line  extending  southward  approxi- 
mately to  Iowa  Circle. 

Schools  Within  Eleventh  Division 

Bunker    Hill— Bunker    Hill    Road,    bet.    14th    and    16th 
Streets,  N.  E. 

Burrville — Division  Ave.,  bet.  Corcoran  and  Dean  Streets, 

N.  E. 

Cook,  John  F. — O  Street,  bet.  4th  and  5th  Streets,  N.  W. 
Crummell — Gallaudet  Ave.  and  14th  Street,  N.  E. 
Beanwood — Whittingham  and  Lane  Places,  N.  E. 
Garnet-Patterson-Phelps  Group  : 

Garnet— 10th  Street,  bet.  U  and  V  Streets,  N.  W. 

Patterson — Vermont   Ave.,    bet.    U    and    V   Streets, 
N.  W. 

Phelps — Vermont  Ave.,  bet.  T  and  U  Streets,  N.  W. 
Langston-Slater  Group : 

Langston — P    Street,    bet.    North    Capitol    and    1st 
Streets,  N.  W. 

Slater — P  Street,  bet.  North  Capitol  and  1st  Streets, 
N.  W. 

Mott — 4th  Street,  bet.  Bryant  and  W  Streets,  N.  W. 

Smothers  and  Annex — Benning  Road  and  42nd  Street, 

N.  E. 

57 


Classrooms   and    Enrollment 


School 

\o.   of   regular 
classrooms 

Enrollment 

Xorcnthcr    ],    IV'o 

Bunker  Hill... 

9 

—  
AQ 

Burrville  

4 

4d 

O  OQ 

Cook,    J.    F  

Q 

ooy 

Crummell  

1 
£ 

510 
9nn 

Deanwood.. 

'. 

A 

zuu 

Garnet  

12 

oiM 

Patterson  

8 

Phelps  

e 

1C  Q1 

Langston.....  

8 

,OZ1 

Slater  

c 

no  A 

Mott  

16 

I  o4 

101  n 

Smothers  and  Annex.. 
Totals  

4 

QQ 

,U1U 

124 

4Q9/i 

,y^4 

Oversize  Classes 

Overcrowding  has  resulted  in  classes  altogether  too 
large  for  satisfactory  school  work.  The  following  table 
shows  classes  that  are  in  excess  of  the  standard'  of  40 
pupils  per  class  established  by  the  Board  of  Education. 


• 

Classes 
from  41  to 
45  pupils 

Classes 

from  46  to 
50  pupils 

Classes 
over   50 

pupils 

Totals 

Grade  VIII  

2 

0 

0 

2 

Grade  VII 

4 

2 

o 

6 

Grade  VI    . 

6 

2 

0 

8 

Grade  V  

4 

7 

0 

11 

Grade  IV 

3 

3 

o 

6 

Grade  III  

5 

2 

0 

7 

Grade  II 

10 

2 

o 

12 

Grade  I  

4 

8 

o 

12 

Kindergartens 

1 

0 

o 

1 

Totals.... 

39 

26 

0 

65 

58 


The  following  table  shows  the  same  information  in 
more  detailed  form : 


Size  of  clasp 

Number  of  such 
classes 

Excess  of  pupils  over 
standard  of  40 

41 

12 

12 

42 

4 

6 

43 

9 

27 

44 

7 

32 

45 

7 

,35 

46 

4 

24 

47 

9 

63 

48 

6 

46 

49 

3 

27 

50 
Totals, 

4 

40 

65 

312 

The  above  table  shows  that  there  are  312  pupils  in 
excess  of  the  standard  of  40  pupils  per  class.  It  would 
take  at  least  eight  additional  classes  to  accommodate 
these  pupils  if  they  were  all  in  one  school.  Scattered,  as 
they  are,  in  several  schools  it  would  probably  take  more 
than  eight  additional  classes.  Hence  the  estimate  of 
eight  classes  is  a  minimum. 

Present  Accommodations 

There  is  one  vacant  room  in  the  Bunker  Hill  School 
of  this  Division.  There  are  a  few  kindergarten  classes, 
a  first  grade  and  an  atypical  class  where  the  rooms  are 
used  only  in  the  mornings.  There  are  no  rooms  which 
are  not  used  a  full  day. 

One  room  in  the  John  F.  Cook  School,  now  used  for 
a  classroom,  is  unfit  for  use.  The  Supply  Room  in  the 
Mott  School  is  used  for  coaching  classes,  and  the 
Assembly  Hall  and  the  Boys'  Playroom  in  the  same  school 
are  each  used  for  a  fifth  grade  class. 

59 


In  addition  there  are  13  portable  schoolhouses  in  the 
Division  as  follows : 

4  at  the  Burrville  School 

1   at  the  John  F.  Cook  School 

5  at  the  Deanwood  School 

1  at  the  Garnet-Patterson-Phelps  Group 

2  at  the  Mott  School 

There  are  two  kindergartens  and  a  3B  class  accom- 
modated in  the  Sunday-school  room  of  a  church  rented 
for  the  purpose. 

By  way  of  summary,  additional  classrooms  should 
be  provided  in  the  Eleventh  Division  to  take  the  place  of 
present  undesirable  temporary  arrangements,  as  follows: 

1.  Undesirable    accommodations    in    the 

J.  F.  Cook  and  Mott  Schools 4  rooms 

2.  Portable  schoolhouses  13        " 

3.  Rented  quarters 1        " 

Total  18 

Part-Time  Classes 

In  this  Division  there  are  three  classes  in  Grade  III 
on  part  time. 

To  give  these  pupils  a  full  day  of  schooling,  to  which 
they  are  entitled,  will  require  two  additional  classrooms. 

Summary  of   Immediate   Needs 

The  following  is  a  summary  of  the  immediate  class- 
room needs  to  provide  adequately  for  pupils  now  en- 
rolled. The  need  of  additional  classrooms  for  probable 
increase  in  enrollment  is  not  included  here  but  will  be 
considered  elsewhere. 

1.  To   accommodate   classes   now   in 

portables,  rented,  or  other  un- 
desirable quarters  18  classrooms 

2.  To  reduce  oversize  classes 8 

3.  To  eliminate  part-time  classes 2 


Total  28 

60 


REPORT  ON  TWELFTH  DIVISION 
Location 

The  Twelfth  Division  lies  in  the  northeast  and  north- 
west sections  of  the  District.  It  is  bounded  in  general 
as  follows : 

On  the  North— By  N  Street. 

On  the  East — By  the  Baltimore  and  Ohio  Railroad. 

On  the  South — By  Louisiana  Ave. 

On  the  West — By  10th  Street. 
i 

Schools  Within  Twelfth   Division 

Banneker — 3d  Street,  bet.  K  and  L  Streets,  N.  E. 
Douglass^ — 1st  and  Pierce  Streets,  N.  W. 

Simmons — Pierce  Street,  bet.  New  Jersey  Ave.  and  1st 
Street,  N.  W. 

Jones — 1st  and  L  Streets,  N.  W. 


Classrooms   and   Enrollment 


School 

No.  of  regular 
classrooms 

Enrollment 
November  1,  1920 

Banneker                   .... 

8 

382 

Douglass- 
Simmons           

8 
8 

472 

Jones          

8 

382 

Totals 

32 

1,236 

61 


Oversize  Classes 

Overcrowding  has  resulted  in  classes  altogether  too 
large  for  satisfactory  schoolwork.  The  following  table 
shows  classes  that  are  in  excess  of  the  standard  of  40 
pupils  per  class  established  by  the  Board  of  Education. 


Classes 
from  41  to 
45  pupils 

Classes 
from,  46  to 
50  pupils 

Classes 
over   50 
pupils 

Totals 

Grade  VIII 

o 

o 

o 

o 

Grade  VII  

1 

1 

o 

2 

Grade  VI 

o 

o 

o 

o 

Grade  V  

o 

1 

o 

1 

Grade  IV 

o 

o 

o 

o 

Grade  III  

o 

o 

o 

o 

Grade  II  

1 

o 

0 

1 

Grade  I 

3 

1 

1 

o 

4 

Kindergartens  . 

o 

o 

o 

o 

Totals 

5 

3 

o 

8 

The  following  table  shows  the  same  information  in 
more  detailed  form: 


Size  of  class 

Number  of  such 
classes 

Excess  of  pupils  over 
standard  of  40 

41 

1 

I 

42 

1 

2 

43 

1 

3 

44 

1 

4 

45 

1 

5 

46 

2 

12 

47 

1 

7 

48 

0 

0 

49 

0 

0 

50 

0 

0 

Totals, 

8 

34 

The  above  table  shows  that  there  are  34  pupils  in 
excess  of  the  standard  of  40  pupils  per  class.  It  would 
take  at  least  one  additional  class  to  accommodate  these 

62 


pupils  if  they  were  all  in  one  school.  Scattered,  as  they 
are,  in  several  schools  it  would  probably  take  more  than 
one  additional  class.  Hence  the  estimate  of  one  class 
is  a  minimum. 

Present  Accommodations 

There  is  not  a  vacant  room  in  any  one  of  the  four 
buildings  in  the  Twelfth  Division.  There  are  a  few  kin- 
dergarten rooms  and  two  first  grades  used  only  in  the 
mornings.  There  are  no  rooms  which  are  not  used  a  full 
day. 

There  are  no  rooms  in  this  Division  now  used  for 
classrooms  which  were  not  built  for  such  purpose. 

There  are  no  portable  schoolhouses  in  this  Division. 

There  are  no  classrooms  in  rented  quarters  in  this 
Division. 

By  way  of  summary,  it  is  not  necessary  to  provide 
any  additional  classrooms  in  the  Twelfth  Division  to  re- 
lieve any  undesirable  accommodations,  portable  school- 
houses,  or  rented  quarters. 

Part-Time  Classes 

There  are  no  classes  in  the  Twelfth  Division  above 
the  second  grade  on  part  time. 

Summary  of  Immediate  Needs 

There  is  only  need  for  an  additional  classroom  in 
this  Division  to  reduce  oversize  classes. 


63 


REPORT  ON  THIRTEENTH  DIVISION 

Location 

The  Thirteenth  Division  lies  in  the  southeast  and 
southwest  section  of  the  District.  It  is  bounded  in  gen- 
eral as  follows: 

On  the  North — By  Florida  Ave. 

On  the  East — By  the  District  boundary. 

On  the  South — By  the  District  boundary. 

On  the  West — By  the  Potomac  River,  Louisiana  Ave. 
and  the  Baltimore  and  Ohio  Railroad. 

Schools  Within  Thirteenth  Division 

Ambush— L  Street,  bet.  6th  and  7th  Streets,  S.  W. 
Bell— 1st  Street,  bet.  B  and  C  Streets,  S.  W. 
Birney — Nichols  Ave.  and  Howard  Street,  S.  E. 
Bowen,  Anthony — 9th  and  E  Streets,  S.  E. 
Cardozo — I  Street,  bet.  One-Half  and  1st  Streets,  N.  W. 
Garfield — Alabama  Ave.  and  25th  Street,  S.  E. 
Giddings — 3d  and  G  Streets,  S.  E. 
Lincoln — 2nd  and  G  Streets,  S.  E. 
Logan — 3d  and  G  Streets,  N.  E. 
Lovejoy — 12th  and  D  Streets,  N.  E. 
Payne — 15th  and  C  Streets,  S.  E. 
Randall-Cardozo — 1st  arid  I  Streets,, S.  W. 

Syphax — One-Half  Street,  bet.  N  and  O  Streets,  S.  W. 

64 


Classrooms   and    Enrollment 


School 

No.  of  regular 
classrooms 

Enrollment 
November  1,  1920 

Ambush 

8 

297 

Bell              

8 

441 

Birney  

14 

598 

Bowen,  Anthony. 

8 

292 

Garfield  

12 

242 

Giddings 

8 

422 

Lincoln  

12 

350 

Logan 

8 

387 

Loveiov 

12 

695 

Payne  

8 

335 

Randall-Cardoza  

20 

706 

Syphax  

8 

472 

Totals 

126 

5,237 

Oversize  Classes 

Overcrowding  has  resulted  in  classes  altogether  too 
large  for  satisfactory  schoolwork.  The  following  table 
shows  classes  that  are  in  excess  of  the  standard  of  40 
pupils  per  class  established  by  the  Board  of  Education. 


Classes 
from  41  to 
45  pupils 

Classes 
from  46  to 
50  pupils 

Classes 
over  50 
pupils 

Totals 

Grade  VIII 

2 

o 

o 

2 

Grade  VII 

3 

o 

o 

3 

Grade  VI  

o 

0 

0 

0 

Grade  V  

3 

0 

0 

3 

Grade  IV 

3 

1 

0 

4 

Grade  III 

2 

2 

1 

5 

Grade  II  

7 

1 

1 

9 

Grade  I  

4 

9 

0 

13 

Kindergartens 

1 

0 

0 

1 

Totals        

25 

13 

2 

40 

65 


The  following  table  shows  the  same  information  in 
more  detailed  form : 


Size  of  class 

Number  of  such 
classes 

Excess  of  pupils  over 
standard  of  40 

41 

8 

8 

42 

4 

8 

43 

5 

15 

44 

4 

16 

45 

3 

15 

46 

3 

18 

47 

0 

0 

48 

3 

24 

49 

2 

18 

50 

5 

50 

55 

1 

15 

58 

1 

18 

Totals, 

39 

205 

The  above  table  shows  that  there  are  205  pupils  in 
excess  of  the  standard  of  40  pupils  per  class.  It  would 
take  at  least  six  additional  classes  to  accommodate  these 
pupils  if  they  were  all  in  one  school.  Scattered,  as  they 
are,  in  several  schools  it  would  probably  take  more  than 
six  additional  classes.  Hence  the  estimate  of  six  classes 
is  a  minimum. 


Present  Accommodations 

There  are  five  vacant  rooms  in  the  13  school  build- 
ings in  the  Thirteenth  Division.  There  are  a  few  kinder- 
garten classes  and  a  first-grade  class  used  only  in  the 
mornings.  There  are  no  rooms  which  are  not  used  a  full 
day. 

One  basement  room  in  the  Lovejoy  School  and  three 
basement  rooms  in  the  Randall-Cardozo  Schools  are  now 
used  for  classroom  purposes. 

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In  addition  there  are  three  portable  schoolhouses  in 
the  Division  as  follows: 

1  at  the  Lovejoy  School 

2  at  the  Syphax  School 

There  are  three  classes  accommodated  in  rented 
quarters  at  the  Lovejoy  School. 

By  way  of  summary,  additional  classrooms  should  be 
provided  in  the  Thirteenth  Division  to  take  the  place  of 
present  undesirable  temporary  arrangements,  as  follows : 

•  1.     Undesirable  accommodations — 

In  Lovejoy  School  and  Randall- 

Carclozo  School  4  rooms 

2.  Portable  schoolhouses  3       " 

3.  Rented  quarters  3       " 

Total  10 

Part-Time  Classes 

In  this  Division  there  are  two  classes  in  Grade  III  on 
part  time. 

To  give  these  pupils  a  full  day  of  schooling,  to  which 
they  are  entitled,  will  require  an  additional  classroom. 

Summary   of   Immediate    Needs 

The  following  is  a  summary  or  the  immediate  class- 
room needs  to  provide  adequately  for  pupils  now  en- 
rolled. The  need  of  additional  classrooms  for  probable 
increase  in  enrollment  is  not  included  here  but  will  be 
considered  elsewhere. 

1.  To   accommodate   classes  now  in 

portables,  rented,  or  other  un- 
desirable quarters  10  classrooms 

2.  To  reduce  oversize  classes 6 

3.  To  eliminate  part-time  classes 1  " 


Total  17 


PART    II— HIGH    SCHOOLS 


STATEMENT  OF  CONGESTED  CONDITIONS 

No  building  program  for  the  high  schools  is  presented 
at  this  time.  The  proposed  establishment  of  two  Junior 
High  Schools  and  the  opening  of  a  new  Eastern  High 
School  will  provide  some  relief  to  the  present  high  schools. 

As  a  matter  of  record,  however,  a  brief  statement  is 
incorporated  here  covering  the  congested  conditions  in  the 
high  and  junior  high  schools. 

BUSINESS  HIGH  SCHOOL 

This  school  was  erected  in  1905  and  has  a  normal 
capacity  of  900.  The  October  enrollment  was  1,208  pupils, 
about  300  in  excess  of  those  for  whom  provision  was  made. 
This  excess  is  taken  care  of  by  an  afternoon  session  and 
by  the  unusual  use  of  laboratories  and  typewriting  rooms 
as  section  rooms  and  class  rooms. 

CENTRAL  HIGH  SCHOOL 

The  capacity  of  the  school  is  theoretically  2,500  and  is 
comfortably  filled  with  2,300  pupils.  The  whole  enrollment 
in  October  was  2,837.  Unsuitable  rooms  in  the  building 
are  used  for  both  section  and  recitation  rooms.  The  pres- 
ent enrollment  is  overtaxing  the  facilities. 

EASTERN  HIGH  SCHOOL 

This  building  was  constructed  to  meet  the  school  needs 
of  East  Washington  twenty-nine  years  ago.  This  present 
building  has  only  10  regular  classrooms  which  will  accom- 
modate 350  pupils.  The  October  enrollment  of  this  school 
was  661.  The  school  has  been  organized  on  a  two-shift 
basis  with  over  two-thirds  of  the  pupils  reporting  from 
8:15  A.  M.  to  12:30  o'clock  P.  M.,  and  one-third  from 
12:45  to  5:00  P.  M.  As  in  other  high  schools,  the  physics 
and  chemical  laboratories  and  drawing  rooms  are  used  as 
recitation  rooms. 

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McKINLEY  MANUAL  TRAINING  SCHOOL 

The  normal  capacity  of  this  building  is  about  1,100. 
The  October  enrollment  was  1,298.  Of  this  number,  140 
have  been  provided  for  in  recitation  rooms  at  the  Old  Cen- 
tral High  School  on  0  Street,  between  6th  and  7th  Sts., 
N.-W.  The  approximate  enrollment  for  the  second  semes- 
ter beginning  February  2nd  will  be  at  least  1,350,  this  forc- 
ing the  school  to  adopt  a  two-shift  plan  of  instruction. 


WESTERN  HIGH  SCHOOL 

This  school  at  present  is  not  compelled  to  use  any 
rooms  unsuited  to  classroom  work*.  The  capacity  is  650 
and  the  October  enrollment  was  760  pupils.  The  excess  is 
taken  care  of  by  providing  instruction  for  a  group  of  about 
150  pupils  from  1:00  o'clock  to  4:15  o'clock  P.  M.,  and  an- 
other group  of  50  pupils  from  10  o'clock  A.  M.  to  2:30 
o'clock  P.  M. 


ARMSTRONG  MANUAL  TRAINING  SCHOOL 

This  school  was  erected  in  1902  to  accommodate  300 
pupils.  In  addition  to  the  main  building,  five  portable 
buildings  are  being  used  to  help  take  care  of  its  October 
enrollment  of  638  pupils. 

DUNBAR  HIGH  SCHOOL 

This  building  was  erected  in  October  1916  and  was 
erected  that  year  for  the  accommodation  of  1,200  pupils. 
The  enrollment  in  October  was  1,402.  In  order  to  provide 
for  the  pupils  sub-basement  rooms  and  science  lecture  rooms 
are  used  as  classrooms. 

JUNIOR  HIGH  SCHOOL 

(White) 

This  school  is  housed  in  the  Old  Central  High  School 
building  on  0  Street,  between  6th  and  7th  Sts.,  N.  W.,  which 
was  erected  in  1883.  This  building  also  houses  a  part  of 

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the  pupils  from  the  McKinley  Manual  Training  School. 
Many  improvements  are  needed  to  refit  it  for  satisfactory 
school  use.  The  October  enrollment  of  this  school  was  447, 
of  which  137  were  high  school  pupils.  This  school  thus  re- 
lieves the  high  schools  of  caring  for  137  pupils  more  than 
they  are  now  caring  for. 

JUNIOR  HIGH  SCHOOL 
(Colored) 

The  old  M  Street  High  School  building  erected  in  1890 
houses  the  enrollment  of  291  pupils  of  this  school.  Many 
improvements  are  needed  to  put  this  building  in  modern 
condition. 


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Gaylord  Bros. 

Makers 

Syracuse,  N.  Y 
PAT.  JAN.  21.  1908 


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